The Wild Child

1970 · 83 min · Original language: French

TMDB 7.1/10 · 317 votes

The true story of Victor of Aveyron. In a French forest circa 1798, an abandoned child — feral, filthy and mentally impaired — is found. Dr Jean Marc Gaspard Itard becomes interested in the case and patiently attempts to civilise the boy.

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